Galaxy Tab 10.1 redesigned to avoid German ban

Back in August Apple changed tactics to attempt to stop Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 being sold throughout Europe. Moderately than submitting a patent lawsuit, they used an industrial design proper infringement within the German courts. The design proper covers the design of a device slightly than the hardware or software features it includes.

The choose upheld the design proper infringement, and the Galaxy Tab bought banned in Germany, leaving Samsung with stock it couldn’t promote in that country at least.

Relatively than giving up on the potential for thousands of sales to German customers, Samsung has gone again to the drawing board. Next week, a new version of the Galaxy Tab will turn into that can be purchased throughout Germany that does not infringe on the commercial design right of Apple.

Samsung has achieved this with two major changes to the tablet. To start with, the bezel has been redesigned in order that the silver steel now wraps round to the entrance of the device. Second, the audio system have been relocated to the entrance of the pill the place as before they had been on the side.

Samsung is hoping that each modifications imply there is no further infringement of the Apple design right. Whether that is the case or not, the updated pill might be available to buy subsequent week underneath its new name of the Galaxy Tab 10.1N.

Below is the front view of the old Galaxy Tab 10.1N with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 below it. As you can see, the primary difference customers will spot is the silver border around the device.